Tumor Node and Metastasis

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
TNM
Pronunciation
/ˈtumər noʊd ənd məˈtæstəsɪs/
Category
Medical
Related Field
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Examples in Context

  1. There are many manners for tumor metastasis, such as direct dissemination, lymph node metastasis and blood metastasis.
  2. Conclusion The MMP-2 expression is strongly associated with depth of tumor infiltration, lymph node metastasis and tumor differentiation in gastric carcinoma. Neck metastasis is related to T stage, invasive depth and histopathological differentiation.
  3. Results B type ultrasound had diagnostic rates of 93.8 % for primary tumor focus, 66.1 % for lymph node metastasis, and 90.0 % for distant metastasis.
  4. There were no significant differences in gender, age, primary tumor site, differentiation, depth of invasion, lymph node metastatic, TNM stage and distant metastasis. 3.
  5. E cadherin expression level was correlated with tumor size, axillary lymph node status, TNM stage, histological grade, local recurrence and distant metastasis.

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